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表面

biǎomiàn

surface

A hand touching a fruit skin
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Characters in this word

表 biǎo

Strokes
8
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
毛 hair, fur, feathers 衣 cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

面 miàn

Strokes
9
Radical
面 — face
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 面

Example phrases

  • 桌子表面脏。 Zhuōzi biǎomiàn zāng. The table surface is dirty.
  • 表面很光滑。 Biǎomiàn hěn guānghuá. The surface is very smooth.
  • 只看表面。 Zhǐ kàn biǎomiàn. Only look at the surface.

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